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Guildford Pub Bombings – Service of Commemoration This Sunday

Staff from Guildford Borough Council’s parks department were today (Tuesday, September 30), planting flowers and making good Quakers’ Acre in North Street, ahead of this Sunday’s service of commemoration for…

Pheonix Court Rises Following A Welcomed Makeover

A shopping precinct in Guildford town centre has had a much needed make over. Phoenix Court, that links the High Street and North Street, has been cleaned up, lighting has been improved…

Council Leader Meets His Match in 80-Year-Old Questioner From Worplesdon

An 80-year-old senior citizen from Worplesdon has challenged the council leader to explain why her “hard working” councillor had been removed from the Local Committee, a joint Surrey County Council…

Updated: Dramatic Railway Police Chase Ends With Capture In Tunnel

By Martin Giles A dramatic police chase along the live railway line from Peasmarsh to Guildford, ended with the capture of a suspect in the chalk tunnel, just south of…

New Bishop Of Guildford Is Announced

The new Bishop of Guildford will be the Rt Revd Andrew Watson. Bishop Andrew (53), who has been Bishop of Aston since 2008, is expected to be installed in a…

Speculation Over Site As Plans For New University Technical College Are Revealed

A university technical college (UTC) costing £10 million, aimed at training the next generation of engineers and digital professionals may be built in Guildford. Surrey County Council has announced a proposal for a…

Gyratory Jam During Friday Night Rush Hour

There is never a good time for a bus break down but around 5pm on a Friday evening in one of the busiest parts of Guildford’s town-centre road network must…

Swimming The Solent To Save Watts Gallery

By Ruchi Srivastava The director of Watts Gallery in Compton, Perdita Hunt, is to make a valiant attempt to raise funds for the gallery by swimming a part of the Solent.…

Lib Dems Win Lovelace Ward in a By-Election Landslide from Fractured Tories

The Liberal Democrats wiped the floor with the Conservatives last night (September 25) to overturn a massive 55% majority and take the Lovelace ward, normally one of the safest Tory seats…

Opinion: MP’s Criticisms Are Fair – But We Do Have The Basis of a Vision and a Plan

By Gordon Bridger Our MP Anne Milton has made some trenchant and valid criticisms of the Guildford Draft Local Plan. She says it: lacks vision, lacks infrastructure proposals, there is…